 Project:
Contemporary House
Dates: 2004-2005
Client: Private
Context: Woodland
site within a former estate in the centre of the Lake District National
Park
 Description:
Replacement of a 1970s 3 bedroom bungalow with large picture windows,
large dormer extension, and further ad hoc extensions with a new 3
bedroom 2 storey house of contemporary design. Our task was to turn
around an existing proposal that had been refused on the grounds that
it was of a larger size and value than the bungalow it replaced and
that the design was ill proportioned and was neither of the local
vernacular or innovative. We achieved this by lodging an appeal to
affirm that under current planning policy a replacement dwelling,
regardless of size or value, was acceptable whilst at the same time
improving the design. We worked in close collaboration with a second
architect, appointed by the client, who successfully interpreted our
brief to achieve a dwelling of a unique design, of its time, that
"organically" evolves from the receiving rocky slope, is light
and multi facetted to reduce visual bulk and uses traditional
materials of the locality, such as slate stone walls, terracotta
tiles, slate and copper sheet roofing, but in a contemporary style. Bat roosts in the existing bungalow emerged as another planning
issue. Through our co-ordination of an appropriate expert acceptable
mitigation was secured comprising demolition of the bungalow outside
the hibernation period and incorporation of replacement roosts in the
proposed roof space and walls.
 Services:
-
Lodging an Appeal on
First Application
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Preparation of
Design Brief for Revised Application
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Negotiations with
Lake District National Park Planning Authority
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Planning Application
and Supporting Statement for Revised Application
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Sourcing and
Co-ordination of Bat Specialist
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